The Return of the Ex Wife

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ears. The knot that has been lodged in my throat for th

y friend, still unsure

She takes my hands in hers and

e pregnant. You

it not? After so long trying to conceive, knowing that I'm finally c

e," I say with a breathless smile, because if anyo

ds in ag

you. Shane

ch where we've been sitting

run into Abigail Allen. A grimace of distaste tugs at my lips, though I quickly mask it when I see

. It's been a while-how have you been?" s

what truly catches me off guard is the swell of her belly. S

my mother-in

y son along with her," she says in that hypocritical tone she always uses with me, looking me up and down as if I were somethi

words that have been my weak point fo

n-not today, not when I'm this happy, when soon we'll finally prove this woman wrong about me. "Because your son, much

ay she usually does. Instead, her eyes gleam with so

ack, then looks at me again. "Then you

at she's talking about, but Abigail'

-I can't betray him like this," she says in a meek, almo

hell is

my eyes

my husband? You know he barel

nd something in that sound warns me I

give my man what he wants most. But deep down, you know you can't hold onto a man as intense, rough, and relentless as Shane.

a hand on

give him his heir. It wasn't easy for me at first, but w

ision blurring with rage and disbeli

d, but Aurora moves

's happening here? Shane had to find himself a mistress because the woman he chose can't even give him a child. Aren't you ashamed? You're so pathetic you've kept him away from h

this to me. You're l

ail's turn to

something you can eas

aside and fac

ar us apart for so long that now you're resorting to this kind of low tact

ave is real. I know him well enough to believe

ay away, it wasn't a suggestion. Do you feel powerful because Aurora supports you? Shane himself will tell you that m

oss my cheek, snapping my head to the side. The sting is immediate-but I don't

ain, you idi

fend her, but Viena

ike before, I'm not staying quiet. Shane will hear ab

r face twisting in pain as s

blaze as she

u you'd regret this! Shane will never f

ckle down Abigail's

back to me, eyes stormy with fury, and lunges. I shield myself as best as I can-

m not lying? That Shane really is the father? Just walk into that office and read the document he signed a few days ago. Onc

g there, trembling, staring into n

helps me sit down, then disappears for a moment. When she comes b

expression torn between anger

t's e

at, deep down, I was

e signed the papers. He acknowledged the baby Abig